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DPS Cemetery Management
Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Karen Ranney-Wolkins (x2326)/Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)
(Revised)
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Authorizing the mayor to enter into a three-year contract with the option for a three-year renewal with Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum for the management and operation of the city's five municipal cemeteries; authorizing the disappropriation of $257,792 from the General Fund, Parks Recreation and Forestry personnel services budget; authorizing the appropriation of same to the General Fund, Parks Recreation and Forestry contractual services budget; authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $470,000 for contractual payments; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Currently, The City of Toledo owns and operates five (5) municipal cemeteries throughout the city.
Forest Cemetery located at 1704 Mulberry Rd.
Collingwood Cemetery located at 703 Phillips Ave.
Maplewood Cemetery located at 3429 Airport Hwy.
Haughton Cemetery located at 3214 Central Ave.
State Line Cemetery located at 6252 Benore Rd.
Only two of these properties continue to have plots available, (Forest Cemetery and Maplewood Cemetery).
In January 2020, the city submitted a request for proposal seeking qualified applicants to develop, manage, and sell cemetery property rights, merchandise and services at all the cemeteries. The city would like to proceed with entering into a contract with Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum for three years with the option for a three-year renewal. The annual expenditure as part of the agreement is as follows:
Year 1 - $450,000
Year 2 - $450,000
Year 3 - $450,000
Year 4 - $470,000
Year 5 - $470,000
Year 6 - $470,000
The fiscal impact of this Ordinance is as follows:
- The total amount of funds requested: up to $470,000 annually
- The expenditure budget line item: 1001-60500-6241001STDSTD
- Revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any...
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